MULTI-LAYERED SENSOR APPARATUS
First Claim
1. A sensor array apparatus comprising:
- a first substrate layer of a flexible material;
a plurality of electrodes disposed on a contact surface of the first substrate layer; and
electrically conductive paths disposed on the contact surface of the first substrate layer and extending from each of the electrodes to which it is connected and terminating in a corresponding terminal end thereof; and
a second substrate layer of a stretchable and conformable material, the first substrate layer being affixed to the second substrate layer and configured, such that spaced apart and interconnected portions of the first substrate layer, which include the electrodes, stretch and conform commensurate with movement of the second substrate layer.
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Abstract
A sensor array system (10, 30) can include a substrate layer (12, 14) that includes a stretchable and conformable material that is configured to allow spaced apart and interconnected portions thereof to stretch and conform commensurate with movement of the substrate layer (12, 14), such as when attached to a patient'"'"'s body. A plurality of electrodes (16) are disposed on a contact surface of the substrate layer (12, 14). Electrically conductive paths are also disposed on the substrate layer (14) and extending from each of the electrodes to which it is connected and terminating in an end thereof. The substrate layer may itself include more than one layer, such as including a flexible substrate layer (12) that is affixed to a stretchable material layer (14).
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33 Claims
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1. A sensor array apparatus comprising:
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a first substrate layer of a flexible material; a plurality of electrodes disposed on a contact surface of the first substrate layer; and electrically conductive paths disposed on the contact surface of the first substrate layer and extending from each of the electrodes to which it is connected and terminating in a corresponding terminal end thereof; and a second substrate layer of a stretchable and conformable material, the first substrate layer being affixed to the second substrate layer and configured, such that spaced apart and interconnected portions of the first substrate layer, which include the electrodes, stretch and conform commensurate with movement of the second substrate layer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A sensor apparatus, comprising:
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an electrode carrying layer of a flexible material, the electrode carrying layer comprising a plurality of loop portions of the flexible material, each loop portion having a first end connected to a base strip of the flexible material and extending from the first end along an arcuate path and terminating in a second end connected to the base strip spaced apart from the first end; a plurality of electrodes disposed on a contact surface of the electrode carrying layer and distributed along each of the plurality of loop portions such that the electrodes in each of the plurality of loop portions move commensurate with movement of the electrode carrying layer; and a plurality of electrically conductive paths electrically extending from a respective electrode and terminating at a terminal end of the electrically conductive path, terminal ends for electrodes of at least one of the plurality of loop portions being located at a common connector. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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